DR Congo

For over 100 years, brutal ethnic fighting and political conflict have ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands of women of all ages have been sexually assaulted, subsequently abandoned by their husbands and left to provide for themselves and their children. The effect on communities in this area has been devastating.

In the southern city of Lubumbashi, ASSIST partners with a thriving church reaching out to its community with the message of hope in Christ. This church supports five additional church plants in the surrounding communities.